This post is mainly aimed at people who don’t understand mental illness. Just because you can’t see that there’s something wrong doesn’t mean there isn’t, if you see that I’ve fallen over and cut myself would you say I haven’t? If I say I have a headache you would 90% say you believe me. But if I tell you that I have a mental disorder you’d tell me no you don’t, you’re always happy and not on meds, you’d say but its not serious is it? Like it can’t be seen so it’s not hurting.

Only people who have or have had a mental illness have the right to say that their condition doesn’t hurt them, or it’s not serious but hay guess what the likely fucking chance is that it is serious, and yes it hurts like hell in a way you’d never understand and trust me you don’t…

American news website Vox published an article yesterday that offers its readers a harrowing firsthand account of what its like to live, and suffer, from Body Dysmorphic Disorder. It’s compelling and heartbreaking, and I strongly recommend you all read through it at least once. In it, writer and journalist John Paul Brammer delves into his personal struggle with BDD, and provides a comprehensive breakdown of the mental condition.

It’s not a pleasant read. It’s not an easy read.

It’s a necessary read.

The main reason why mental illnesses are so often misunderstood and trivialised is because its most debilitating effects have no visible manifestation. You wouldn’t be able to pick a mental patient out of a crowd because most of the time, they look or behave no differently. Much of their struggles stem from within their mind, which is in constant turmoil due to being constantly assailed from their illness.

Following the new images that Empire Magazine has released of Warner Bros. upcoming Suicide Squad, now the cast has spoken about their characters in the film.

Model-turned-actress Cara Delevingne opened up about her role in the film, which she plays both explorer June Moone and the “feral” Enchantress.

“She’s an ancient sorceress. A feral being. She’s been trapped for so long and now she’s finally let out… June is an adventure-seeker who’s always wanted some excitement. And she gets what she wished for, in an terrible way.”

Jared Leto talked about his process of becoming The Joker:

“There was definitely a period of…detachment. I took a pretty deep dive. But this was a unique opportunity and I couldn’t imagine doing it another way. It was fun, playing those psychological games… it was painful, like giving birth out of my p****k hole.”

Writer/director David Ayer also talked about the re-imagining of the fan-favorite villain.

My sanity is decaying into a reality that isn’t my own. The temptation is pulling me closer to the edge of my own destruction. Like a drug I’ve become addicted to its escape. I’ve become too deep into my own mind. I’m fading away.